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GL.iNet Slate 7 (GL-BE3600) Dual-Band WiFi 7 Travel Router $203.91 Delivered @ GL.iNet via Amazon AU

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Spotted this the other day from this deal but the deal was expired and I wasn’t prepared to pay full price otherwise I’d need to hand my card in.

Delighted to see today that they’ve dropped a 15% code now making this brand new release even cheaper.

Looking forward to using it as a one and done travel setup device with an onboard VPN for my family. Now I just need a 100% cashback PIA offer to seal the deal.

Enjoy gents!

19 June: Coupon 5VF7C3WU replaced by RE4AAJS5.

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  • rainy118 on 02/06/2025 - 17:24
    +3

    again, pairing with iphone 8 and Felix $16 unlimited plan can give you cheapest broadband for uni students.

    • Baby Noodles on 02/06/2025 - 20:49

      Do you know any router that will work with Felix without getting blocked by Felix for misuse?

    • wisdomtooth on 03/06/2025 - 07:43

      Cheapest?? No.

      Cheapest is the Mango — I paid $42, but it's now 25% off for $31.50 at Amazon — and an old cracked phone for modem (mine is an 8-year old Xiaomi A1 phone).

  • jpeg-jpg on 02/06/2025 - 17:31

    I’m looking for a router for the apartment with similar specs, as I’m upgrading to gigabit. Any cheaper options if I’m not looking for something portable?

    • confidantduk on 02/06/2025 - 18:22

      Honestly haven't found anything bang-for-buck bettet than GL.iNet's Flint 2, keep a price watch on it, goes for about 180+

  • cornflakes on 02/06/2025 - 17:37
    +2

    Nice timing. Looks like there are discounts across their range. I just got the Beryl AX for $114 which is the usual sale price that it drops to.

  • oleglap on 02/06/2025 - 17:39

    Have one from pre-sale. It's pretty good, however it takes a while to start up (maybe they'll improve that with firmware updates) but the biggest problem is it doesn't have a built in battery. If you are travelling without a dedicated powerbrick, it gets tricky if your charger re-negotiates power when you plug in another device. My powerbank with passthrough would cut-off momentarily if you plug it into the wall/unplug it, which means you lose wifi and have to wait for the start up sequence. Not very useful if you want to go to restaurant for breakfast, sit in the lobby etc.

    The touch screen is awesome - you can change your VPN/Wireguard connections easily. However, you can't connect to new wifi without app/laptop - wish they added the option on the touchscreen somehow (and yes, I know entering wireless key may be impossible using such a small screen).

  • getk on 02/06/2025 - 18:36

    should have been a great produce if they had sim slot. Perfect for backup for cctv in properties bit far from wifi range

    • ganymede on 02/06/2025 - 18:55
      +3

      USB modem.

      • wisdomtooth on 03/06/2025 - 07:45

        Old phone (hotspotting via wifi or, better, USB).

  • GordonD on 02/06/2025 - 19:11
    +1

    Nope. I love my years old GL.iNet travel router, and I'm a potential customer for an upgrade to a new one.

    But they are going in the wrong direction. With my AR-750S connected to the internet by tethering, that gives me three, count 'em, three LAN ports. The LAN/WAN port configured as a LAN port, and the two LAN ports. All the recent new models only have two. And there's no reference I can find to the WAN port being able to configured as a LAN port, so there appears to only be one LAN port. The WAN port is wasted when you are tethering.

    They seem to have chosen more performance rather than more features to sell something that is more expensive. And why do I want more performance, when mine has no trouble handling a 250 Mb/s connection. And how often am I going to get any value from a touch screen. If its a good product, like GL.iNet stuff, you set it up, and it just works. A touch screen is as useless as setting up continuous monitoring of your solar panels output.

    • marshmall0w2 on 02/06/2025 - 19:14
      +1

      Just get a switch. This form factor is way more portable than the 3-4 port form factor

      • GordonD on 03/06/2025 - 12:58

        This form factor is way more portable than the 3-4 port form factor

        The new Slate, which gives me 1 usable LAN port, and requires me to also have a switch and its power supply, is exactly the same size as my early model Slate that gives me 3. That's my point. They are taking away useful features. The first ones had one LAN/WAN port and two LAN ports. Then it went down to one LAN/WAN port and one LAN port.Now its one WAN port and one LAN port. At twice the price, and you may need a switch as well.

        • marshmall0w2 on 03/06/2025 - 13:08

          Yes, but most users of this would be using it as a personal VPN + hotspot/hotshield router for protection while moving around and not as a stationary thing. You generally would be connecting to this Wifi 7 router through wifi (it can handle up to 100 connections easily). My friend's friend got her bank drained 3k after using a public wifi. Now I don't know the veracity of this story but better safe than story.

          • wisdomtooth on 03/06/2025 - 14:25

            @marshmall0w2: How's the router VPN any better than a VPN on the phone or PC?

            • marshmall0w2 on 03/06/2025 - 14:35
              +1

              @wisdomtooth: Phone hotspot is highly limited. Its VPN capabilities are also highly limited. Like, poorer/weaker/less reliable signal, significantly reduced speeds and have drop-outs, VPN app crashes, etc.

              Essentially, you'd want to use your phone as a mobile USB tether to the router. Then, let the router handle the switching. This is because the router has the dedicated router chip. The phone chip pales much in comparison.

          • GordonD on 04/06/2025 - 09:20

            @marshmall0w2: If I've got to use a switch as well as the Slate tethered to the 5G phone, because the new Slates went down to two then one LAN port, I may as well toss the Slate, and GL.iNet has lost a customer. I've finally found a USB-C to ethernet converter with power input on it to keep the phone on trickle charge. That means I can let the phone do all the work instead of double routing and double NATting, once in the phone then again in the Slate.

            It may well be that some number, perhaps most as you assert, of Slate users use it when they are travelling. But they are losing the ones that don't, however many of us there are in their customer base, without coming up with a good substitute for it in their product line.

            • marshmall0w2 on 04/06/2025 - 09:35

              @GordonD: Like I said, most users of Slate won't be using the ethernet but rather the wifi. There are other products with more ethernet ports. Also, as I've said, phone is unreliable compared to a dedicated router. Re-read what I wrote.

  • shiprekt on 02/06/2025 - 22:28

    Hooley dooley literally just bought a Beryl AX a week ago.

    • cornflakes on 02/06/2025 - 22:38

      Do an Amazon return - say there is a scratch on the item so you get a free return.

      Then buy the Beryl AX now on sale.

  • loceee on 04/06/2025 - 10:12

    How do these compare to the ASUS RT-AX57 Go — https://www.amazon.com.au/ASUS-RT-AX57-Tethering-Subscriptio…

    Which I actually just picked up a few weeks back for $99 — is now $88!

    I already have ASUSed my house, so this can be a backup mesh node if required, tether, public wifi spot - and is USB-C powered. Effectively an RT-AX3000 less some ethernet ports.

    • Brakus on 04/06/2025 - 15:39

      how do you like ASUS RT-AX57 Go? any cons?

  • Keelix on 19/06/2025 - 03:45
    Merged from GL.inet GL-BE3600 (Slate 7) Portable Travel Router $203.91 (15% off) Delivered @ GL.inet Store via Amazon AU
    Coupon Code: RE4AAJS5

    Checked out the GL.iNet Slate 7 recently — pretty solid little travel router.

    It’s got Wi-Fi 7, so speeds are fast and stable even in hotels.
    Also has dual 2.5G ports, which is rare and super handy.

    Comes with VPN, AdGuard, and runs OpenWRT. Not cheap, but feels worth it if you want something powerful and portable—and it’s looking like the lowest price around right now.

    • Soapdroid on 19/06/2025 - 05:28
      +2

      It's got Wi-Fi 7, so speeds are fast and stable even in hotels.

      If this could actually improve hotel wifi speeds I'd pay just about anything

      • Serpeant on 19/06/2025 - 07:26
        +2

        I guess no point having the 2.4x faster speed of Wi-Fi 7 if the hotel speeds are slow anyways…

    • Broos on 19/06/2025 - 08:02

      Is the general idea of these to plug into an Ethernet port in the hotels, basically bringing your router/wifi with you (SSID and password, settings, etc.)?
      I don’t see many Ethernet ports around hotels these days.

      • impoze on 19/06/2025 - 08:15

        Don't need to plug in, it can just connect over wifi to the hotel's wifi

      • luigough on 19/06/2025 - 08:22
        +1

        Some people use it because they travel with more devices than a hotel Wi-Fi can let you work on a single login, others are running devices that need to be VPNed, or more advanced users are VPNing everything back to their home network to securely access resources at home or browse as if they're home (avoiding "fraud risk" flags). Sometimes it's a case of using it to get better coverage in a room by placing it at the best spot to catch the signal from the hotel infrastructure.

        Yes, many devices can operate in WISP mode to attach to Wi-Fi AP as client and use it as WAN, but this may also create new issues as the AP you are broadcasting may be then stuck on the same channel (true for devices with a single radio operating as both AP+Client). I often travel with two networking devices and an Ethernet cable to have all my bases covered.

        While Ethernet ports are rare, I did meet quite a few rooms in Japan with Ethernet. Too bad Ethernet was 100Mbit/s while I was cracking 300Mbit/s+ over their 5GHz Wi-Fi (Mikrotik hAP ac^2+SXTsq5 ac combo).

        • Broos on 19/06/2025 - 09:04

          You’re a legend for writing this up. Thank you!
          I’m now aware of WISP functionality. It makes these travel routers more appealing, for sure.

          • peter05 on 19/06/2025 - 09:15
            +2

            @Broos: The last few generations of these GLiNet devices have been pretty crazy in my opinion. Unless you're setting up a second base of operations they seem to be way overkill for what a 'typical' traveler would need.

            The older units that can draw around 1-2A @ 5V in my opinion are far more practical as it lets you run your router for longer if you're on a battery and it 'should' be sufficient to cover your whole room (no suite experience here :D ).

            The newer units that draw 3+ amps actually introduces instability if you're plugged into a USB charger that isn't cut out for the draw and what you gain would be in my opinion 'enthusiast' territory.

            Increased VPN + internet speed, 2.5GBe ports (while travelling?), wifi6, wifi7 etc, again for travelling?
            If you're working away from home I can definitely see where this could or would be useful but I think the increased speed this device offers is far in excess of what a family going away would need. In addition the newer units are physically quite a lot larger than the older generation of units.

            My favourite travel router is the AR-750s
            https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-ar750s/

      • Limbot on 19/06/2025 - 10:00

        Can connect to Internet via ethernet, WiFi, tethered phone, 4/5G dongle.

        Live ethernet port sometimes found plugged into the TV for IPTV services :P

    • Wimma on 19/06/2025 - 09:49
      +1

      Great little routers, but not sure you need the grunt for holiday travels? I'd prefer something with a lower power draw.
      I took a little mango and an opal with us - they were awesome for setting up (quickly, vie the app to connect) and having the whole family connect up their phones, pads and gaming devices. That's the main advantage.
      We didn't come across much better than ~70Mb internet in airbnb or booking.com places on our 8 week europe trip, and most were closer to 20Mb, so 2.5G interfaces are not really useful yet.
      We plugged into ethernet wherever possible, wireless bridge otherwise.
      The mango was super useful as it could run off any usb port power (tv, modem etc).

    • huu on 19/06/2025 - 10:34

      How do you guys get around the hotel login portals with one of these?

      • impoze on 19/06/2025 - 11:29

        you sign in as usual,

        if there is a device limit, sign in on your phone, and clone the MAC address to the router.

        • huu on 19/06/2025 - 12:07

          When connecting this to the hotel Wifi, doesnt it ask for the portal then before we connect our devices, where do we enter the login details … in the apps or web UI of the GL.iNet?

          • Limbot on 19/06/2025 - 13:44
            +1

            @huu: There's generally two ways to setup:

            1. Setup the router and connect to the public wifi. Connect your device to the travel router (phone/tablet/notebooks) and then go to www.neverssl.com and you should see the login portal
            2. Attach your phone/tablet/notebook to the public wifi and log in to the portal. Connect your router to the Wifi and then connect your device to the router and clone the MAC address of your router to match the registered device ( will show the connected device mac address so don't need to remember or write it down).
            • huu on 19/06/2025 - 17:14

              @Limbot: Thanks, appreciate it. I will keep this instruction for my next travel.

  • sunyuanxin on 19/06/2025 - 06:31

    $142 if you got Amazon business account.

  • TheDevil on 23/06/2025 - 16:30

    The Coupon doesn't work. Anyone tried and is working?

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